diff --git a/scripts/3-report/gcs_report.py b/scripts/3-report/gcs_report.py
index eb9130fe..17884dff 100755
--- a/scripts/3-report/gcs_report.py
+++ b/scripts/3-report/gcs_report.py
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ def parse_arguments():
         help="Enable git actions such as fetch, merge, add, commit, and push"
         " (default: False)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--force",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Regenerate data even if report files exist",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if not args.enable_save and args.enable_git:
         parser.error("--enable-git requires --enable-save")
@@ -70,6 +75,23 @@ def parse_arguments():
     return args
 
 
+def check_report_completion(args):
+    """ "
+    The function checks for the last plot and image
+    caption created in this script. This helps to
+    immediately know if all plots in the script have
+    been created and should not be regenerated.
+
+    """
+    if args.force:
+        return
+    last_entry = shared.path_join(PATHS["data_phase"], "gcs_free_culture.png")
+    if os.path.exists(last_entry):
+        raise shared.QuantifyingException(
+            f"{last_entry} already exists. Report script completed", 0
+        )
+
+
 def gcs_intro(args):
     """
     Write Google Custom Search (GCS) introduction.
@@ -491,7 +513,7 @@ def main():
     args = parse_arguments()
     shared.paths_log(LOGGER, PATHS)
     shared.git_fetch_and_merge(args, PATHS["repo"])
-
+    check_report_completion(args)
     gcs_intro(args)
     plot_products(args)
     plot_tool_status(args)
diff --git a/scripts/3-report/github_report.py b/scripts/3-report/github_report.py
index 958dcc40..f918842b 100755
--- a/scripts/3-report/github_report.py
+++ b/scripts/3-report/github_report.py
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ def parse_arguments():
         action="store_true",
         help="Regenerate data even if images files already exist",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--force",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Regenerate data even if report files exist",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if not args.enable_save and args.enable_git:
         parser.error("--enable-git requires --enable-save")
@@ -73,6 +78,25 @@ def parse_arguments():
     return args
 
 
+def check_report_completion(args):
+    """ "
+    The function checks for the last plot and image
+    caption created in this script. This helps to
+    immediately know if all plots in the script have
+    been created and should not be regenerated.
+
+    """
+    if args.force:
+        return
+    last_entry = shared.path_join(
+        PATHS["data_phase"], "github_restriction.png"
+    )
+    if os.path.exists(last_entry):
+        raise shared.QuantifyingException(
+            f"{last_entry} already exists. Report script completed", 0
+        )
+
+
 def load_data(args):
     """
     Load the collected data from the CSV file.
@@ -243,6 +267,7 @@ def main():
     args = parse_arguments()
     shared.paths_log(LOGGER, PATHS)
     shared.git_fetch_and_merge(args, PATHS["repo"])
+    check_report_completion(args)
     github_intro(args)
     plot_totals_by_license_type(args)
     plot_totals_by_restriction(args)
diff --git a/scripts/3-report/wikipedia_report.py b/scripts/3-report/wikipedia_report.py
index 9224bcb6..51c7d121 100755
--- a/scripts/3-report/wikipedia_report.py
+++ b/scripts/3-report/wikipedia_report.py
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ def parse_arguments():
         help="Enable git actions such as fetch, merge, add, commit, and push"
         " (default: False)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--force",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="Regenerate data even if report files exist",
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
     if not args.enable_save and args.enable_git:
         parser.error("--enable-git requires --enable-save")
@@ -68,6 +73,25 @@ def parse_arguments():
     return args
 
 
+def check_report_completion(args):
+    """ "
+    The function checks for the last plot and image
+    caption created in this script. This helps to
+    immediately know if all plots in the script have
+    been created and should not be regenerated.
+
+    """
+    if args.force:
+        return
+    last_entry = shared.path_join(
+        PATHS["data_phase"], "wikipedia_least_language_usage.png"
+    )
+    if os.path.exists(last_entry):
+        raise shared.QuantifyingException(
+            f"{last_entry} already exists. Report script completed", 0
+        )
+
+
 def wikipedia_intro(args):
     """
     Write Wikipedia introduction.
@@ -261,6 +285,7 @@ def main():
     args = parse_arguments()
     shared.paths_log(LOGGER, PATHS)
     shared.git_fetch_and_merge(args, PATHS["repo"])
+    check_report_completion(args)
     wikipedia_intro(args)
     plot_language_representation(args)
     plot_highest_language_usage(args)